A partial eclipse of the Sun occurs on Friday 20 March, 2387 UT, with maximum eclipse at 17:42 UT. A small partial eclipse will barely darken the Sun. With just 32% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, this will be of limited interest.

Maximum eclipse is at 17:42:21 UT.

Overview Map

This map sourced from NASA Goddard Space flight Center: GSFC Eclipse Web SiteGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
shows the visibility of the partial solar eclipse. (Click on it for the full-sized version.)

Eclipse Season and Saros Series

This eclipse season contains 3 eclipses:

This is the 68th eclipse in solar Saros series 126.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 126, is linked to lunar Saros series 119. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 17:42:21 on 20 Mar UT TDT Date/time (max) 17:59:08 on 20 Mar TDT
Saros Series 126 Number in Series 68
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.3241
Gamma 1.3624 Path Width (km) 0
Delta T 16m47s Error ± 13m17s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration
Partial Rating Total Rating

Note that while all dates and times on this site (except where noted) are in UT, which is within a second of civil time, the dates and times shown in NASA's eclipse listingsGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
are in the TDT timescale.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:47 UTC.